California’s Foster Youth Struggle in Transition to Adulthood, Report Finds
Many aren't receiving the support they need to create stable lives once they leave foster care. In particular, more than half of foster youth both in California and nationwide age out of foster care...
View ArticleDecline in California’s Uninsured Rate Among Kids has Stagnated, Raising...
Health care providers who work with low-income people in California are worried. Federal attempts to undermine the Affordable Care Act, along with hostile policies toward immigrants, are threatening to...
View ArticleToo Few Docs to Treat Low-Income Mothers with Depression and Anxiety
Both mother and infant can suffer when maternal depression or anxiety is not treated promptly. A National Institutes of Health study found that maternal depression puts a child at risk for numerous...
View ArticleReport Warns Climate Change Will Affect Health, Especially for Most...
Vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, the poor, disabled, and racial and ethnic minorities are particularly at risk for health consequences as the climate warms. The post Report Warns...
View ArticleCarpets Cited as a Health Hazard, Especially for Children and Poor Communities
Many popular carpet brands, including those widely used in affordable housing projects, contain toxic chemicals that put people's health at risk while in use and when the carpets are disposed of,...
View ArticleMolina Healthcare Slapped with Large Fine for Lapses In Handling Grievances
A California regulator has imposed a six-figure fine on Molina Healthcare for significant lapses in the insurer’s grievance process for enrollees. It’s the third large fine imposed on Molina related to...
View ArticleMany California Schools Aren’t Meeting Needs of LGB Students, Report Finds
Lesbian, gay and bisexual students in California's middle and high schools are much more likely than their straight peers to feel depressed, abuse substances and skip school, according to a new report....
View ArticleExpired, Lost and Stolen: Cell Phones, Critical for Homeless People, Can be...
Having a disposable phone, or no cell phone at all, makes it difficult for people living on the streets to maintain relationships with the case workers and health care providers critical to remaining...
View ArticleFood Banks Brace Themselves for Influx of Hungry People Amid Shutdown
As the partial government shutdown hurtles toward a fourth week, organizations that help California's food insecure are scrambling to prepare for potential disruptions to the nation's food stamp...
View ArticleSupporters Cheer Focus on Child Health and Wellbeing in Newsom’s Budget
Efforts to improve the health and education of California's children would get a giant funding boost under Governor Gavin Newsom's budget, a prospect that's generating a swell of excitement among child...
View ArticleNational Cancer Rates Saw Huge Drop in Last Quarter Century, But Less So for...
Last week saw some good news about cancer from the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) annual checkup report—a 25-year decline in cancer rates and a 27 percent drop in the overall cancer death rates in the...
View ArticleNew Year Brings New Gun Control Laws and Signs of More to Come
Advocates for gun control in California have a lot to celebrate this year as the state enacts a slew of bills aimed at reducing gun violence, and hopes rise that Gov. Gavin Newsom will be more amenable...
View ArticleAppointment of New Surgeon General Puts Spotlight on Early Childhood Adversity
The impact of stress and trauma on people’s physical and mental health looks set to become a central focus of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration in the wake of his appointment of the state’s first...
View ArticleProposed Changes to Juvenile Justice System Generate Praise, Skepticism
Advocates for juvenile justice reform are both optimistic and wary of a proposal to put the California Health and Human Services Agency in charge of the state's juvenile justice system. The post...
View ArticleTo Truly Transform Health in California, We Need to Invest in Healthy...
Gavin Newsom kicked off his term as governor by unveiling several health care proposals on his first day in office. But to truly transform health and achieve health equity in our state, we need to...
View ArticleBill Takes Aim, Again, at California’s Kidney Dialysis Industry
A California lawmaker has resurrected a bill targeting the profits of the state's kidney dialysis industry, arguing it will ensure patients who qualify for Medicare or Medi-Cal don't get pushed into...
View ArticleDespite Millions More in Funds, Quality of Prison Rehab Programs...
Although California is spending millions of dollars on rehabilitation programs for prison inmates, there's little evidence to show those programs are effective, according to a state audit. The post...
View ArticleFrom Gunshots to Galleries: Wraparound Violence Prevention Program Helps...
Hospital stays for victims can run hours to months but during that time the caseworkers—who often come from the same neighborhoods as their clients—listen, talk and link them to assistance. The post...
View ArticlePeople of Color and the Poor Disproportionately Exposed to Air Pollution,...
Latinos, African Americans, Asians and low-income people in California are breathing in significantly more tailpipe pollution than other demographic groups in the state, putting them at increased risk...
View ArticleCalifornia Must Address a Statewide Latino Physician Shortage
Despite California’s leadership in expanding health coverage to a record number of Californians, we have a crisis that hardly anyone is addressing: Our state still fails to provide the quality—and...
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